Prominent human rights lawyer Julian Burnside QC says concern that the political system is"broken" has prompted him to run as a Greens candidate against Treasurer Josh Frydenberg at the next federal election.
"The Greens used to be regarded just as a party of environmentalists, I remember them when they set up in the early '90s, but they've matured," he told ABC Radio Melbourne. "I've lived in Kooyong all my life, I think I understand Kooyong fairly well, and a lot of people in Kooyong are anxious to leave lots of wealth for their families for their kids, and their grandkids," he said.
He said he believed he and Mr Yates could reduce Mr Frydenberg's primary vote, leading to a change of MP in Kooyong, which has always been held by the Liberal Party and its antecedents.
Endorsed by a party engaged in a massive factional war. Hypocrite...
this is the guy the had James Hird as a human rights client? oh ok lol
Clearly these “independents” are nothing more than subversive Left-wing plants designed to undermine mine key LNP seats with support from ABC, GetUp unions etc. Would be great to see the likes of Shorten,Plibersek and Wong targeted by One Nation-genuine conservative independents
No, it's working fine. The Greens are broken.
Needs a retirement gig.
I call crap on this! The AUS political system is far from broken, when compared to how far down the tiolet and corrupt the UK, US political systems are. The Wentworth by election showed how robust our political system is. Thank God!
I truly hope Julian wins Josh and coal-ition party have clearly, and for so long, failed our environment
And the Greens aren’t?
The political system is broken, if the Greens get power it would be a wreck, in Government there is more than climate change to consider
The Greens. Yeh, nah.
Kooyong can do Australia a favour, and send to parliament a person of outstanding character, intellect and undoubted commitment to his country. Much needed in a parliament to build an Australia fit for the 21C, regardless of party. auspol monitoryDemos
major parties are very effective ... at keeping the crony capitalist system alive
The political system is broken for sure, but the Greens are brokener.
This country definitely needs a viable third alternative. So perhaps ....
Excellent .
“ our political system is broke” says Julian Burnside who is now joining the wacky Green party. Just shows one can be academically smart but lacking in common sense!!
Hmmm all these hard left people are coming out of the closet all of a sudden, whereas before they tried to pretend that they were centrist and without pronounced bias.
Greens have grown-up attitudes? I always had doubts about the mental stability of their new candidate
What a dick wit to blame climate change for bush fires.........
'But it is still the fact that our political system in my opinion is broken and the Greens seem to be the only party who have got grown-up attitudes to the real problems facing the world.' It's our electoral system which is broken. The fact the Greens get voted in on less votes
Include the ABC in this, both broken & playing politics.
It is broken - both Frydenberg and Burnside are proof of that.
I am over these stupid one-liners 'Our political system is broken...' what a load of rubbish does he have nothing better to say. If the system was broken he would not get the opportunity to run. Maybe answer some real questions and stop offering political media fodder.
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